Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Traces of destruction remain scattered across several structures targeted in an attack on the New Gini Properties housing project in Dhaka's South Manikdi.

Sharp weapon marks line different areas, glass shards cover the floor, and spent bullet casings lie on the ground amidst overturned furniture and scattered construction materials.

This was the scene at the housing site in the ECB Square on Sunday afternoon following a midnight attack, vandalism, and looting by a crowd of more than a hundred people on Saturday.

The project's management claims an organised gang carried out the attack to extort money and seize control of the land.

Owner Nazim Uddin Bhuiyan alleged that the gang had repeatedly demanded millions of ta...